Patents
US 11939167 B2: Vibratory apparatus with electro-mechanical sensor
- Granted
- 2024-03-26
- Filed
- 2022-05-11 application 17662911
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A vibratory apparatus includes a deck, an electro-mechanical sensor and at least one vibratory exciter. The deck has an upper surface configured to receive items to be conveyed in at least a first direction along a longitudinal axis from a first deck end to a second deck end. The electro-mechanical sensor includes a wheel disposed above the upper surface of the deck, the wheel being rotatable about a wheel axis disposed transverse to the longitudinal axis, and an electronic sensor associated with the wheel, the electronic sensor configured to generate a signal representative of the revolutions per unit time of the wheel. The at least one vibratory exciter is attached to the deck and is configured to move the material along the deck.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg240326.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Kinematics Corporation 32 patents | US company or organization | Crystal Lake, IL | GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Belton | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Oscar L. Mathis, Jr. | Cary, IL | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steve Massman | Poplar Grove, IL | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Toby Imes | Crystal Lake, IL | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B65G | Transport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors | B65G27/20 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B06B | Methods or apparatus for generating or transmitting mechanical vibrations of infrasonic, sonic, or ultrasonic frequency, ; e.g.; for performing mechanical work in general | B06B1/16 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| G01P | Measuring linear or angular speed, acceleration, deceleration, or shock; indicating presence, absence, or direction, of movement | G01P5/02 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-11 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BELTON, BEN signed 2021-09-01 IMES, TOBY signed 2021-09-01 MATHIS, OSCAR L., JR. signed 2021-09-01 MASSMAN, STEVE signed 2021-09-02 | GENERAL KINEMATICS CORPORATION CRYSTAL LAKE, IL | 59939/349 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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